Cautionary Tales for Chemistry Students

Some of the first children's literature was a book called "Cautionary Tales for Children". It included short poems about children behaving poorly and the dire consequences of their actions. You will be taking your own take on this book.

Directions:

1. Read some of the Cautionary Tales for Children at the following page.http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Cautionary_Tales_for_Children
2. Review the information at http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslabcon.html
3. Write your own cautionary tale (poem) based on one of the safety aspects. Use either AABB or ABAB rhyme scheme. You need 3, 4, or 5 stanzas.
4. Post it here.

Poems - Click below for a laugh

	Mr. Haugen's Example

Additional Resources:
Rhymezone Rhyming Dictionary